Mirage - Avengers (Steve Rogers) Fanfiction

"No! Don't leave me!"

Banner's Lab. Morning. Steve

Steve gradually sat up, looking over the room. Banner, Romanoff and Daphne were missing, leaving only him, Stark, Thor and Fury. His thoughts instantly went to whether the mutant woman was safe. His face fell when he realised that she would have been blown back with Banner. He trusted the Doctor but he wasn't sure if he could hold back the Hulk in this situation.

He forced himself to focus, standing up and searching for Tony, finding him not far. "Put on the suit!"

Stark replied instantly, not arguing. "Yep!"

Steve help the billionaire up and they both ran out of the lab. They could hear Fury on the earpieces. "Hill?!"

"Turn up that engine!" She seemed to yell at someone. "Number 3 engine is down! Can we get a run in? Talk to me."

An agent answered her. "Turbine's loose. Mostly intact, but it's impossible to get out there and make repairs while we're in the air."

"We lose one more engine, we won't be." She said grimly. "Somebody's got to get inside and patch the engine."

Nick Fury intervened. "Stark? You copy that?!"

"I'm on it!"

"Coulson! Initiate official lock down in the detention section then get to the armoury! Move out!"

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Lower equipment room. Morning. Daphne

Daphne kept her eyes locked on Bruce's shaking form, ready for any slight threat. She could hear Natasha mumble quietly to herself, helping her get free from under the rubble.

"I'm okay. We're okay, right?"

Daph glanced at Natasha quickly before returning them to Bruce, whispering to the redhead calmly. "Nat, listen to me. We're okay, but you need to go now."

Black Widow started to protest but the mutant woman cut her off. "No, Nat. Go now."

But of course, Natasha would not leave her friend and colleague and obstinately stayed where she was.

Why does no-one listen to me?

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Helicarrier hallway. Morning. Steve

Cap and Tony ran down a dim, corridor that was filled with debris.

"Find engine 3. I'll meet you there." Tony instructed.

He nodded, and took off to find the engine in question. As he went, his mind unwillingly wavered towards Daphne, wondering where the brunette was.

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Lower equipment room. Morning. Daphne

The mutant woman was now standing, cautiously edging towards a changing Bruce. He was growing slowly, trying to suppress his rage.

Natasha started attempting to soothe him. "Doctor... Bruce, you gotta fight it. This is just what Loki wants. We're gonna be okay. Listen to me."

Two SHIELD soldiers appeared around the corner, freezing when they saw Nat and Daphne. Both women started waving them away rapidly. They quickly turn heel and scamper out.

"We're gonna be okay. Right?--"

"Nat, you might wanna--" Daphne started.

The redhead cut her off with a glare. The brunette held her hands up in defense, sighing exasperatedly.